Cold's snow trouble for these monkeys

23 Dec 2012, midnight

Japanese macaque, commonly referred to as "snow monkeys", relax next to an open-air hot spring bath.

Japanese macaque, commonly referred to as "snow monkeys", relax next to an open-air hot spring bath, or "onsen" at the Jigokudani (Hell's Valley) Monkey Park in the town of Yamanouchi, Nagano prefecture. Some 160 of the monkeys inhabit the area and are a popular tourist draw.